Q- In medieval India, during the reign of Shivaji, the role of the official called Chitnis was to
(a) be the in-charge of King’s personal security guard
(b) be the in-charge of intelligence/ espionage activity
(c) be the matter of ceremonies in the royal court
(d) be assisting the king with his correspondence
Ans: (d)
Q- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Emperors) List-II (Tombs)
A. Babur 1. Lahore
B. Akbar 2. Agra
C. Jahangir 3. Kabul
D. Shahjahan 4. Sikandara Codes A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
Ans: (c)
Q- Aurangzeb failed to defeat Shivaji because the
(a) Mughal army grew unmanageable
(b) Marathas were expert in Guerilla – warfare
(c) Mughals had no navy
(d) Mughal generals were treacherous
Ans: (b)
Q- The third Battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Hemu and Akbar
(b) Humayun and Shershah
(c) Maratha and Ahmed Shah Abdali
(d) Nadir Shah and Mughals
Ans: (c)
Q- Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
(a) English and Nizam of Hyderabad
(b) Marathas and Portuguese
(c) Marathas and English
(d) English and Sultan of Mysore
Ans: (c)
Q- What was the immediate cause for Ahmed Shah Abdali to invade and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore.
(b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab.
(c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur).
(d) He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab upto the borders of Delhi to his kingdom.
Ans: (a)
Q- Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of
(a) Purandhar (b) Raigarh
(c) Salhar (d) Shivner
Ans: (c)
Q- In Shivaji’s council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called
(a) Peshwa (b) Sachiv
(c) Mantri (d) Sumanta
Ans: (a)
Q- Shivaji was crowned in the year
(a) 1664 (b) 1666
(c) 1670 (d) 1674
Ans: (d)
Q- Shivaji died in the year
(a) 1676 (b) 1677
(c) 1678 (d) 1680
Ans: (d)
Q- Who among the Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pada- Padshahi?
(a) Baji Rao I
(b) Balaji Viswanath
(c) Narayana Rao
(d) Madhav Rao
Ans: (a)
Q- Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Baji Rao
(c) Balaji Baji Rao
(d) Madhav Rao I
Ans: (c)
Q- Who among the following finally removed the Maratha Peshwa from his position, captured his territories and sent him off to a distant place?
(a) Wellesley
(b) Cornwallis
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Hastings
Ans: (d)
Q- Ashtapradhana was the official council of
(a) Harihar I
(b) Krishnadeva Raya
(c) Shivaji
(d) Balaji Baji Rao
Ans: (c)
Q- Who was called ‘Chanakya of Maratha Politics’?
(a) Baji Rao II
(b) Balaji Viswanath
(c) Nana Pharnabis
(d) Mahadji Scindia
Ans: (c)
Q- Who among the following Maratha women led struggles against of Mughal Empire from 1700 AD onwards?
(a) Ahalya Bai
(b) Mukta Bai
(c) Tara Bai
(d) Rukmini Bai
Ans: (c)
Q- The treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with the British by Peshwa
(a) Madhav Rao (b) Balaji Baji Rao
(c) Baji Rao I (d) Baji Rao II
Ans: (d)
Q- Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji?
(a) Raja Ram
(b) Balaji Viswanath
(c) Ganga Bai
(d) Nanaji Deshmukh
Ans: (a)
Q- Assertion (A) : The British defeated the Marathas in 1818. Reason (R) : The confederate nature of the Maratha State made the Maratha Sardars almost autonomous. Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans: (a)
Q- Assertion (A) : Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire. Reason (R) : Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of united nation. Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans: (a)
Q- Arrange the following in the correct chronological order:
1. Chhatrapati Sahuji
2. Rajaram
3. Shambhaji
4. Shivaji II Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 2, 4, 1
(c) 2, 3, 1, 4 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4
Ans: (d)
Q- Assertion (A) : Shivaji aimed at established Maratha rule in Delhi. Reason (R) : Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals. Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans: (d)